Law

The Minneapolis, MN law firm of Bowman and Brooke concentrates on products liability trial practice. The firm, founded by Richard Bowman and Jeffrey Brooke in 1985, is best-known for defending the automobile industry in products liability cases. Its high rate of courtroom success and innovative flexible fee system have also made it a popular choice of corporate counsels. It functions as primary outside counsel for General Motors Corp, Apple Computer Inc and FMC Corp, three of the top 250 US corporations. The firm, composed of 75 lawyers, does 90% of its work outside Minnesota.

On bar exam essay questions, sometimes being wrong is ok

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Some state bar examiners are most interested in a lawyerly analysis and reject the idea that questions have a single right or a wrong answer. Also, in many states, grading bar examinations is a way for young attorneys needing extra money to moonlight. Some feel that younger graders are a good idea because they remember what taking the bar examination is like. Erica Moeser, the chairperson of the ABA's Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, feels that some older attorneys see grading as an honor and as pro bono work.

At AALS confab, dean, faculty ponder race, computers, tenure

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Much of the 1997 conference of the American Assn of Law Schools was devoted to the impact of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit decision in Hopwood v. Texas outlawing race as a basis for college admission. Offerings included a Workshop on Achieving a Diverse Student Bodey in a Time of Retrenchment: Rising Controversy and Renewed Commitment as well as a workshop on the recruitment and retention of minority teachers. The conference also included a lecture on the impact of technology on law schools.